Wealth share of the richest 1% in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 24.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Cote d'Ivoire, 1820–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, wealth share of the richest 1% in Cote d'Ivoire stood at 24.6%. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 46.9% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, in 2021.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 156th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 41.8% | — |
| 1850 | 43.6% | +4.4% |
| 1880 | 45.7% | +4.7% |
| 1900 | 45.7% | +0.1% |
| 1910 | 45.6% | -0.2% |
| 1920 | 45.8% | +0.2% |
| 1930 | 45.8% | +0.1% |
| 1940 | 45.9% | +0.2% |
| 1950 | 46.1% | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 46.8% | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 46.9% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 31.5% | -32.8% |
| 1981 | 31.5% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 31.5% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 31.5% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 31.5% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 31.5% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 25.4% | -19.5% |
| 1987 | 27.9% | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 24.8% | -11.3% |
| 1989 | 24.9% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 25.0% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 25.1% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 25.3% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 26.0% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 27.0% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 28.6% | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 27.4% | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 26.2% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 25.6% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 26.1% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 26.7% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 27.9% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 28.6% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 28.6% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 28.5% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 28.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 28.4% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 28.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 28.2% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 28.1% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 28.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 27.9% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 27.8% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 27.4% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 26.3% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 25.7% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 25.1% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 24.7% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 24.6% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 24.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.2%, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 24.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.3%, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wealth share of the richest 1% in Cote d'Ivoire changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -32.8% | 46.9% | 31.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 41.8% | 41.8% | 41.8% | 1 |
| 1850s | 43.6% | 43.6% | 43.6% | 1 |
| 1880s | 45.7% | 45.7% | 45.7% | 1 |
| 1900s | 45.7% | 45.7% | 45.7% | 1 |
| 1910s | 45.6% | 45.6% | 45.6% | 1 |
| 1920s | 45.8% | 45.8% | 45.8% | 1 |
| 1930s | 45.8% | 45.8% | 45.8% | 1 |
| 1940s | 45.9% | 45.9% | 45.9% | 1 |
| 1950s | 46.1% | 46.1% | 46.1% | 1 |
| 1960s | 46.8% | 46.8% | 46.8% | 1 |
| 1970s | 46.9% | 46.9% | 46.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 29.2% | 24.8% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.2% | 25.0% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.2% | 26.7% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 24.8% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 24.6% | 24.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Cote d'Ivoire was 24.6% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 46.9% in 1970.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 2021.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 156th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.